by Ken Mattson | Mar 6, 2013 | Drawing, Graphite, Invention, Sketchbooks
I’ll often spend weeks just drawing, developing ideas for paintings. I get to a place where I don’t want to stop – just skip the paint and draw forever! But the painting does begin. And then I follow the same path, now enveloped in color, one idea...
by Ken Mattson | Aug 4, 2012 | Painting
by Ken Mattson | Jul 31, 2012 | At Work, Drawing, Graphite, Invention
One drawing leads to another drawing… Which leads to the painting and the print,…inspiring more drawing!
by Ken Mattson | Jul 30, 2012 | Life
It’s extremely hot, extremely cold, and wildly windy.It’s also quiet – no one’s around, and spacious like the ocean.I LOVE the extremes. They keep me unsettled and awake.
by Ken Mattson | Apr 7, 2012 | Life, Oil Painting, Painting, Printmaking, Watercolor, Woodcut
Take every opportunity to define yourself. Two self-portraits: a recent woodcut, and 0ne from 1997 – “Myself As A Tea Pot” (I’ll explain that in another post).